| Well Lario | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lombardy | |
| Altitude | 377 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 5.59 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 337 (2017) | |
| Name inhabitants | benelariensi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0344 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 22010 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | Saints Vito and Modesto | |
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Well Lario is a municipality of the Lombardy, in the province of Como, located in Val Menaggio.
To know
How to orient yourself
Bene Lario: full screen map.How to get
By car
From Como: 40 km.
Take the SS340 (Strada statale 340 Regina) which runs alongside the Lake Como towards Menaggio. In Menaggio the SS340 leaves the lake to climb towards the mountains in the direction of Porlezza. After the hamlet of Cardano, turn right and take the SP9 (provincial road 9) of Binadone which leads to Bene Lario.
By bus
- From Menaggio: 7 km
- Take the extra-Cuban bus lines C12 Menaggio-Oria Paese-Lugano (CH) o C14 Menaggio-Porlezza-Cavargna and get off at the stop Bene Lario - The Saint. Timetables, frequency and ticket costs are available on the website of the operator ASF Autolinee.
- From Como: 35 km
- Take the extra-urban bus line C10 Como-Menaggio-Colico, get off at Menaggio, stop Piazza Roma, and take extraubano bus lines C12 or C14 (see section by bus from Menaggio). Schedules, frequency and ticket costs are available on the website of the operator ASF Autolinee.
- From Lugano:: 23 km
- Take the extra-Cuban bus lines C12 Menaggio-Oria Paese-Lugano (CH) and get off at the stop Bene Lario - The Saint. Schedules, frequency and ticket costs are available on the website of the operator ASF Autolinee. Attention, the transport involves the passage to the Swiss-Italy border.
How to get around
There is no public transport to move within the municipality of Bene Lario. The main means of transport is the car. To visit the nature reserve, or the points of interest in the country, it is recommended to move on foot or by bicycle.
What see
- 1 Church of Saints Vito and Modesto, Provincial Road 9 of Binadone. Parish Church of Saints Vito and Modesto from the 16th century. It is a single nave church. The high altar, from 1700, is in Baroque style decorated in gilded wood. At the center of the altar stands a picture of the Holy Trinity dated 16th century and attributed to the local artist Ferraboschi Vall'Intelvese. On the sides of the altar there are two other paintings painted by the local artist Tortelli Zeffirino in the mid-twentieth century, one dedicated to the Madonna Assunta and one depicting the Sacred Heart.
- Wash house at Lembra (Locality Lembra). Wash house located over 700 m from the village of Bene Lario along the mule track that leads to Lake Piano. The washhouse has a size of 6.10 m by 1.23 m with granite support surfaces and was used by the women of the village for washing clothes. It is fed by the Lembra spring and for this reason the water temperature is cool in summer and mild in winter (the spring water never drops below 8 degrees). The supporting structure has 6 plastered stone pillars, between one pillar and the next there is a wall with exposed bricks. The canals and downspouts are made of copper, the roof of wood while the floor is covered with pebbles.
- Popular legends were born around the wash house, which is why the inhabitants of Bene Lario have a particular bond with this place which is periodically renovated and maintained. The last interventions date back to 2001, carried out by the municipal administration.
- 2 Ancient mills of Bene Lario. The Mills are located about 900 m from the village in the eastern area of the Lago di Piano Nature Reserve, along the path that leads from Bene Lario to Piano di Porlezza. It is a very suggestive architectural complex due to its position entirely surrounded by greenery and they are the testimony of an agro-silvopastoral tradition. In the past, corn was grown in this area from which the flour for polenta was obtained and there were chestnut groves for the production of castagnacci.
- Today there are no traces of the original mills, but the preserved structure of the buildings allows us to identify the spaces used as a stable, barn and home. The mills received the water for their operation from the Lembra spring, which was channeled as demonstrated by the numerous ruins of canalization structures in the area.
- 3 Reserve of the Piano Lake, Via Statale, 117 (Piano Porlezza fraction of Carlazzo), ☎ 39 0344 74961, @[email protected]. The Natural Reserve of Piano Lake it is one of the protected areas of the Region Lombardy. The reserve covers an area of 176.35 hectares, 85 of which are occupied by the basin of the lake of glacial origin, on the territories of the municipalities of Bene Lario and Carlazzo. The reserve is of interest for the different habitats that meet on a small surface and which represent the richness of the surrounding landscape. The main entrance to the reserve is in Piano Porlezza, a hamlet of Carlazzo, but it is also possible to access it from at least two paths starting directly from Bene Lario:
- 1 Access to the Reserve via the path of the Mills
- 2 Access to the Reserve via the Civagna stream path
- The institution organizes guided walking tours, both during the day and under the moon, by jeep and mountain bike.
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